When you bring home a new puppy or a dog, you may notice that he or she is coughing on a regular basis. The term for this is known as Kennel Cough and it is similar to that of the human equivalent of a common cold. The coughing will occur in intense brief periods of nonstop coughing that may also be accompanied by vomiting. While this coughing spasm may look painful for the dog, it is but a cough and is no more painful than your own cough during a cold.

Kennel cough is a highly contagious infection!

When your dog or puppy starts to display this form of behavior, the chances that he or she has Kennel Cough could be good. Technically speaking, when you hear a veterinarian speaking of the condition, you will hear the term infectious tracheobronchitis. This is a very contagious problem that needs to be rectified before it gets spread to any other dogs in your home or at the neighbor’s house.

The cough itself is caused by keeping the dog in a tightly cramped space like that of a pet store or a kennel and is a combination of a number of different bacterial infections, viral infections as well as mycoplasmas.

The difference between the Kennel Cough cough and an ordinary cough is that when your dog has these brief non stop coughing experiences, the cough will sound harsh. The reason for this is the same as why your cough would sound smooth or harsh and it has to do with a build-up of fluids in the lungs.

Furthermore, just like the common cold, this Kennel Cough will usually go away within 10 or so day and even re-infect the dog only days later. Just like the common cold, there are a number of things that you can do to help your dog get rid of Kennel Cough; or at least make the symptoms a little more bearable for the puppy.

Taking care of Kennel Cough!

Just like any other possible health concern, the very first thing that you should do when you notice your dog has started to develop the symptoms of Kennel Cough is to take him or her in to see the veterinarian. The vet is trained in matter like this and will be able to determine how bad the condition is as well as what you need to do to take care of it.

In many cases, the veterinarian will administer a cough suppressant to the dog as well as some antibiotics depending on the severity of the Kennel Cough. In some cases, the vet will be able to determine if it actually is Kenner Cough or a more serious condition like the bacterial infection pneumonia.

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